Ivory River
Synopsis
A fictionalised documentary essay, tracing the politics of the Thames River, from colonialism to global financialisation, through the prism of Joseph Conrad’s 'Heart of Darkness'.
Two unseen people meet in Shoeburyness, where the Thames River meets the North Sea. With a visually distinctive use of tableau shots of locations along the Thames, they narrate their journey to London’s Docklands. The woman quotes from 'Heart of Darkness', but instead of travelling up the Congo River into the heart of Africa, their journey ends in the heart of London’s Docklands, where contemporary darkness reigns. A self-proclaimed ‘accelerationist’, the woman plans to destroy the financial district and accelerate capitalism towards its end, while the man is more concerned for the ecology of the river and our debt to nature.
Details
- Year
- 2018
- Type of film
- Shorts
- Running Time
- 57 mins
- Format
- HD
- Director
- Adam Kossoff
- Producer
- Adam Kossoff
- Editor
- Adam Kossoff
- Director of Photography
- Adam Kossoff
- Music
- Arcane Waves, No Way Out
- Principal Cast
- Narrator: Andy De La Tour
- Film Image
- ©Adam Kossoff
- Film Title Note
- aka The Dark River
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 5th March 2018
